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It's clear that the year-plus Bright Eyes's Conor Oberst took between 2005's widely acclaimed I'M WIDE AWAKE, IT'S MORNING (and the simultaneously released DIGITAL ASH IN A DIGITAL URN) and 2007's CASSADAGA was well spent. The product of intensive studio time, a crack assembly of musicians, and lavish, lovely production and arrangements, CASSADAGA stands as one of Bright Eyes' most confident and consistent works.

The album throws together genres--folk, country, rock, pop--and coats it all in a gauzy dressing of strings, harmonies, and high-end atmospherics. Yet at the center of it all is still Obert's songwriting: witty, emotive, literate, and replete, this time out, with references to the expanse and grandeur of America as a playing field for life, love, and politics. At times reflective, at times rousing, CASSADAGA plays like a sweet pop dream, and adds another notch to Bright Eyes' already impressive discography.

Composer: Conor Oberst.

Bright Eyes: Conor Oberst (guitar); Mike Mogis (12-string guitar); Nate Walcott (electric piano).

Personnel: Hassan Lemtouni, Sean Foley, Gillian Welch, Andy LeMaster, Rachael Yamagata, Jake Bellows, Ted Stevens, Sherri DuPree, Stacy DuPree, Z Berg (vocals); David Rawlings, M. Ward (guitar); Anton Patzner (violin); Sarah Wass (flute); David Moyer, Brian Walsh (bass clarinet); Myka Miller (oboe); Stephanie Drootin, Tim Luntzel, Dan McCarthy (bass instrument); Shane Aspegren, Janet Weiss, Maria Taylor, Jason Boesel (drums); Dan Fliegel, Dan Bitney, Michael Zerang, Clark Baechle, Jonathan Crawford (percussion); John McEntire (electronics); Suzie Katayama, Bill Meyers.Rolling Stone (p.61) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] remarkable love songs....[Oberst] shows he can still tell us something by communing with himself."
Rolling Stone (p.108) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007" -- "Oberst's loose, memorable tunes and lyrics about crises both personal and global are consistently engaging..."
Spin (p.89) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Oberst's countryish genre studies have deepened with a very adult loneliness."
Entertainment Weekly (p.72) - "Musically, it's his richest album yet, full of Nashville twang and Branson brassiness. And lyrically, the itinerant-traveler conceit is intriguing..." -- Grade: B
Q (p.117) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The strapping, clear-headed coherence of 'Four Winds' is echoed throughout the album....At long last his star is born."
Alternative Press (p.150) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] ambitious string arrangements and swinging instrumentation that echo great '70s works by Joe Cocker and Elton John."
CMJ (p.6) - "[H]e offers some of the most polished country-folk of his 14-year career. His lyrical acuity is in tact..."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.49) - "With sweeping string sections almost reminiscent of Smashing Pumpkins, psychedelic pop structures, political protest poetics and dusty country production....[His] most opulent work yet."
Q (Magazine) (p.80) - Ranked #23 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "Conor Oberst has made his most assured album to date..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "CASSADAGA is an album to warm souls, rally minds and break hearts in equal measure."
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs
Label Saddle Creek
Orig Year 2007
All Time Sales Rank   10111  
CD Universe Part number 7388269
Catalog number 103
Discs 1
Release Date Apr 10, 2007
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Engineer Paul Smith; Rudyerd Lee Cullers; Ian Aeillo; John McEntire; Mike Laza
Recording Time 62 minutes
Personnel Suzie Katayama
Gillian Welch
David Rawlings
Conor Oberst - guitar
Mike Mogis - 12-string guitar
John McEntire - electronics
M. Ward - guitar
Rachael Yamagata
Andy LeMaster
Jason Boesel - drums

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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars this disc has been spinning in my cd player for months
You know this album starts off really strange. After the first song it goes in a completely different direction. I wasn't too impressed with the beginning song, but after that it gets way better every song is fantastic! The lyrics are the some of the best i have ever heard. This man is a great lyricist, and i really enjoyed his older material. My other favorite is digital ash in a digital urn. What a great record only to be topped by this album. Cassadaga is a very mesmurizing album it will put you into a trance. This artist is one to watch for sure, and i hope albums to come will display his talents even more!
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5 stars Great Album, even greater performances.
I've listened to this album countless numbers of times and I still enjoy every song on it. I too saw Bright Eyes in concert and he came out wearing the white suit with his long brown hair and played mostly songs off of Cassadaga. But I also attended the last concert of the tour (in NYC) and the old Conor was back! Semi-tight pants, regular T-shirt, SHORT HAIR, and of course, quite a few cups of beer. He mixed up the song list quite a bit, playing old favorites such as Lover I Don't Have To Love (the crowd went crazy), Lua, and many others that I can't think of at the moment. Anyway, it was an amazing concert and I recommend anyone, all ages, to go see one of his performances AND BUY THIS CD!
Submitted by Eve (Warminster, PA, USA)
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5 stars Never ceases to amaze
I saw Bright Eyes in concert the other night, and nearly every song from CASSADAGA was played (except, unfortunately Coat Check Dream Song, a beautiful and psychedelic song). I was in awe through the whole show. I expected to see an earnest kid singing his heart out in a sweatshirt and jeans. Instead this grand, very-long-haired, adult came out in a full white suit, though he still certainly sang his heart out. He was so endearing! The concert was epic, the CD is epic, and anyone with a hunger for sincerity and truth should buy this album. I can't stop listening to it.
Submitted by Ashley (Battle Ground, WA, USA)
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5 stars Excellent
Arguably his most sophisticated work yet, these songs are beginning to sound more like a growing artist rather than a depressed twentysomething somewhere in Middle America. Listen to Cleanse Song and you will feel better no matter what.
Submitted by Joey (Anytown, USA)
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5 stars Goddam
Best album to date, BUY IT
Submitted by Chris J (Ringwood, NJ)
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